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COACHING STAFF / MIKE TRGOVACMIKE TRGOVACDEFENSIVE LINE16th NFL SeasonThird Packers SeasonVETERANS COACHES COMMUNITYLAMBEAU RECORDS &DRAFT &MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2009 REVIEW FREE AGENTSMike Trgovac (pronouncedTER-guh-vack) begins his thirdseason with the Packers, hissecond stint with the team, andhis 16th season overall in the NFL.Named to his position by Head Coach Mike McCarthyon Feb. 3, 2009, Trgovac was the Packers’ defensive linecoach in 1999, the same year McCarthy was the team’squarterbacks coach.In 2009, Trgovac tutored a line that made the transitionto the 3-4 defense and helped the Packers lead the NFL inrushing defense for the first time in franchise history. Theaverage of 83.3 rushing yards allowed per game set a teamrecord for any season, and the defense also set a teamrecord by holding opponents to under 90 net yards rushingin 12 games. The Packers moved up 25 spots in the leaguerushing defense rankings from ’08, the biggest one-yearimprovement in the history of the franchise.DE Johnny Jolly set a team record for defensive linemenwith 11 passes defensed, the most since the statisticbegan to be recorded in 1980. Fellow DE Cullen Jenkinsposted career highs in both tackles (50) and forcedfumbles (three). The pair each posted interceptions on theseason to become the first defensive-line duo since 2002(Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and Vonnie Holliday) to each registeran INT in the same season.Trgovac came to Green Bay from Carolina, where hewas the Panthers’ defensive coordinator for six seasons.In that time, Trgovac directed a defense that produced 10Pro Bowl selections and ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in bothyards and points allowed three times.The 2005 campaign was statistically the Panthers’ bestunder Trgovac, as they ranked third in yards (282.6), fifthin points (259) and first in takeaways (a team-record 42) inhelping Carolina advance to its second NFC ChampionshipGame in three seasons.Playing perhaps their best defense in the postseasonthat year, the Panthers became the first road team in morethan 25 years to post a playoff shutout, when they held theNew York Giants to 132 yards in a 23-0 victory in the WildCard round en route to the conference title game.The unit’s ability to create turnovers had begun to showup in the second half of 2004, when the Panthers had 29 takeawaysin the season’s final eight games after recording justnine in the first eight. The 38 total takeaways ranked secondin the league and tied the club record at the time, and the defense’s26 interceptions were a league high and team record.Trgovac’s inaugural season as a defensive coordinatorfeatured his first top-10 unit. After promoting him from hispost as the Panthers’ defensive line coach, Carolina rankedeighth in the league in yards allowed (295.3) and 10th inpoints (304) in 2003, and held top-10 rankings in a handfulof other categories, including sacks per pass play, firstdowns per game, and third-down efficiency.That defense also forced four turnovers and held theEagles to a field goal in Carolina’s 14-3 victory in the NFCChampionship Game at Philadelphia, earning the Pantherstheir first Super Bowl berth.As defensive line coach in 2002, Trgovac oversawa dramatic improvement in the Panthers’ front four thatmade a strong case for taking over as coordinator. Carolina’sdefensive line ranked third in the league with 39 sacksand was first in the league in rushing yards per attempt.Under Trgovac’s tutelage, DE Julius Peppers was namedNFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, while DT Kris Jenkins(older brother of Green Bay’s Jenkins) earned first-teamAll-Pro honors from The Associated Press.50Mike Trgovac at a glance…►►Last name is pronounced TER-guh-vack.►►Joined Packers Feb. 3, 2009.►►Enters his 16th season as an NFL coach and second stint withthe Packers, having coached Green Bay’s defensive line in1999, the same year Mike McCarthy was quarterbacks coach.►►Was the Carolina Panthers’ defensive coordinator for sixseasons (2003-08), directing a defense that ranked in the top10 three times.►►Played in three Rose Bowls as a defensive lineman atMichigan for Bo Schembechler.►►Has coached for five college programs and four NFL teams.COACHING BACKGROUNDYears College/Pro Team Position Coached1984-85 Univ. of Michigan ....Graduate Asst. (Defensive Line)1986-88 Ball State ......................Defensive Line1989 Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line1990-91 Colorado State ..................Defensive Line1992-94 Notre Dame ....................Defensive Line1995-98 Philadelphia Eagles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line1999 Green Bay Packers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line2000-01 Washington Redskins . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line2002 Carolina Panthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Line2003-08 Carolina Panthers . . . . . . . . . Defensive Coordinator2009-10 Green Bay Packers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive LinePrior to his tenure in Carolina, Trgovac coached the defensiveline of the Washington Redskins for two seasons(2000-01). Ends Marco Coleman (12) and Hall of FamerBruce Smith (10) both reached double digits in sacks in2000, with Coleman being selected to the Pro Bowl.His first stop in Green Bay, in 1999, was the Packers’first season in seven years without Reggie White leading thedefensive line. That year, DE Keith McKenzie matched hiscareer high in sacks with eight in a part-time specialist role.Trgovac broke into the NFL as the defensive line coachof the Philadelphia Eagles for four seasons (1995-98).In ’95, the Eagles’ line led the NFL in sacks with 42.5 (ofthe team’s 48 sacks). DE William Fuller topped the squadwith 13 and made the Pro Bowl for the first of two straightyears.Trgovac’s career working with defensive linemen inthe college coaching ranks spanned 11 seasons and fiveschools, beginning with his alma mater, Michigan, as agraduate assistant in 1984. After two seasons there, hemoved on to Ball State (1986-88), Navy (1989), ColoradoState (1990-91) and Notre Dame (1992-94).With the Fighting Irish under Lou Holtz, Trgovac sawtwo of his protégés become early selections in the 1994NFL Draft, as the San Francisco 49ers took Bryant Youngseventh overall and the Chicago Bears picked Jim Flaniganin the third round.Trgovac’s playing career at Michigan from 1977-80 underBo Schembechler featured three seasons as a starterat middle guard on the defensive line. He was a two-timeAll-Big Ten honoree and a second-team All-America selectionas a senior. He played in three Rose Bowls for theWolverines and received his degree in education fromMichigan in 1982.An all-state football player and wrestler at Fitch HighSchool in Austintown, Ohio, Trgovac was named Ohio’s“Defensive Lineman of the Year” and also captured thestate heavyweight wrestling title as a senior.Born Feb. 27, 1959, in Youngstown, Ohio, Trgovac andhis wife, Angela, have two children, daughter Jordan, 16,and son Michael, 11. He enjoys spending time with hisfamily and boating.